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“If snow could sing, it would sound like Julie Fowlis”. Robert Macfarlane
Touring her remarkable new album – alterum
Hailing from the Outer Hebrides and now based in the Highlands, Julie Fowlis is a multi-award winning singer whose music is deeply influenced by the Hebridean islands where she grew up and by the Highland landscapes where she now resides.
With a career spanning several studio albums and numerous high profile collaborations, her ‘crystalline’ and ‘intoxicating’ vocals have enchanted audiences around the world.
She will forever be recognised for singing the theme songs to ‘Brave’, Disney Pixar’s Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning animated film, set in the ancient Highlands of Scotland. One of these songs was long listed for an Oscar in 2013. A winner of ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Julie has graced stages around the world, from village halls in the Highlands to Carnegie Hall in New York, the Mozart Concert Hall in Vienna, The Philharmonie de Paris, Shakespeare’s Globe in London and the World Festival of Sacred Music in Fez, Morocco. She has collaborated with the BBC Concert Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall for the Proms, sang live at the closing ceremony of the Ryder Cup in Chicago in 2012 to a TV audience of 500 million, an event that was only eclipsed by singing live at the opening ceremony of the Glasgow XX Commonwealth Games in 2014, to a TV audience of over 1 billion. Her voice has been streamed on Spotify alone over 120 million times, and has been heard in space on an official NASA astronaut playlist. She even has a lily flower named after her.
A natural collaborator, she has performed with artists such as James Taylor, KT Tunstall, Chris Thile, Graham Coxon (Blur), Nicola Benedetti and Mary Chapin Carpenter. A regular TV and radio presenter, she is also a sought after voice artist, most recently involved with the Penguin Audiobook release for “The Lost Spells”
She was Scotland’s inaugural ‘Tosgaire na Gàidhlig’ (National Gaelic Ambassador), an honour bestowed on her by the Scottish Government, and in addition to her BA and Masters degrees she holds an honorary Doctorate of Music from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
Julie is the voice of Scottish Gaelic for the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights Project, which aims to record the declaration in every language in the world. From Abkhaz to Zulu, the declaration has been recorded in 529 languages to date.
‘icy beauty…a consummate masterclass in restrained delivery’, (Live review: Spell Songs, At the Barrier, 2021)
‘Sublime, magical’ FolkRadio 2022
Julie will be joined onstage by acclaimed musicians Éamon Doorley, Duncan Chisholm and Tony Byrne’
The evening concert will be seated and unalllocated seats. There will be an interval with refreshments and a licesned bar. This is a ticketed only event, no ticket sales on the door.
“They are probably the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear”. The Glasgow Herald
The way we each experience places can be vastly different – our unique emotions, knowledge, memories and company can all alter how we connect to the land. What and who we’re in company with shapes our connections to a landscape. In this workshop, we’ll be looking at our relationship with a place over time.
No previous writing experience is necessary; over 16s* and all abilities very welcome.
*under-18s must be accompanied by an adult.
These workshops are free, but places are limited. Please sign up to reserve a space.
Location: Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, Ptarmigan Building
Monday 4th July 6pm-8pm
For any questions please contact Elizabeth directly on ekr.waxwing@gmail.com
If you live locally and would like to attend but need help getting to the event please get in touch and we can arrange a lift to and from the event.
Elizabeth Reeder and Amanda Thomson (writer), together with Robbie Synge (choreographer and filmmaker) are Artists in Residence with Cairngorms Connect through the Endangered Landscapes Artists Residency programme.
Come on a tour, behind the scenes, in our collections store in Am Fasgadh. See over 10,000 objects illustrating a unique Highland way of life, brought to life by our store tour guides. Please book ahead to avoid disappointment on 01349 781650 or in person at the museum.
Join us for Woolly Weekend – fun activities for all the family. Follow the journey of wool from lamb to loom, from shearing, dyeing, carding and spinning to many crafts, including knitting, crochet, weaving, felt making and lots, lots more. Visit our different activity areas and have a go yourself at sheep-based arts! (Small fee for some activities apply) Hope to see ewe there! No charge to visit the museum; donations are welcome.
Heritage in Action Days offers you the chance to see and participate in a wide range of activities. There will be demonstrations across the site of traditional skills, including rope making, spinning and weaving, waulking the cloth and lots more!! In addition, have a shot at some classic school games and hear live traditional music. (Activities may differ on different dates.) No charge, donations are welcome.
The Dell, Kingussie, hosts the Camanachd Cup Final followed in the evening by the Final Fling Concert featuring: Peat & Diesel, Manran, Keir Gibson, DJ Dan Gilchrist. Scotland’s best sport – Scotland’s best music.
The way we each experience places can be vastly different – our unique emotions, knowledge, memories and company can all alter how we connect to the land. What and who we’re in company with shapes our connections to a landscape. In this workshop, we’ll be looking at our relationship with a place over time.
No previous writing experience is necessary; over 16s* and all abilities very welcome.
*under-18s must be accompanied by an adult.
These workshops are free, but places are limited. Please sign up to reserve a space.
Location: RSPB Loch Garten Nature Centre.
Tuesday 5th July 6pm-8pm A writing workshop with Amanda Thomson and Elizabeth Reeder
For any questions please contact Elizabeth directly on ekr.waxwing@gmail.com
If you live locally and would like to attend but need help getting to the event please get in touch and we can arrange a lift to and from the event.
Elizabeth Reeder and Amanda Thomson (writer), together with Robbie Synge (choreographer and filmmaker) are Artists in Residence with Cairngorms Connect through the Endangered Landscapes Artists Residency programme.
The exhibition showcases watercolour paintings made by Jos Mahon whilst backpacking a long walk from Land’s End to John o’ Groats together with her husband Bob and dog Barney. Come on a journey over clifftops, through fields and woods, alongside canals, on moor and mountain, until you reach the North and the sea.
Only a selection of original paintings are for sale but individual prints can be requested from all works.
Two books will also be for sale:
‘Barney’s Long Walk’ detailing the trip. All profits from the sale of this book to Guide Dogs.
‘Painting on the End to End Trail’ showing Jos’s paintings.
We will also have a wide range of locally produced crafts including glass, jewellery, tweed, wood and ceramics. The gallery is also a working glass studio.
In this exhibition we are showing paintings by local artists including Bob Kinnaird, and also some as a tribute to gallery co-founder Dave Fallows, who sadly passed away recently. We have a wide range of high quality crafts including glass, tweed, jewellery and much work. The gallery is a working fused glass studio.
Where is this event being held?
Half-way along Spey Street, Kingussie. Street Parking.
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